A week after implementing them, Bureau of Land Management drops fire restrictions
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A week after entering Stage 2 fire restrictions, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office announced all restrictions were being rescinded.
“With the recent moisture, the dry fuel conditions we were experiencing have abated for now,” said Royal Gorge Field Manager Keith Berger in a press release. “In coordination with partner agencies, all fire restrictions are rescinded on BLM public lands within the Royal Gorge field area.”
The BLM-administered public lands in the following counties no longer have fire restrictions:
- Park County
- Teller County
- El Paso County
- Fremont County
- Custer County
- Pueblo County
- Otero County
- Bent County
- Huerfano County
- Las Animas county
- Baca County
Despite rescinding the fire restrictions, the BLM says the following are prohibited on all BLM-administered public lands in Colorado.
- Leaving a fire unattended or unextinguished.
- Possession, discharge, or use of any fireworks.
- Discharge of a firearm using incendiary or tracer ammunition.
- Burn, ignite, or cause to burn any tire, wire, magnesium, or any other hazardous or explosive material.
- Operate any off-road vehicle on public lands unless the vehicle is equipped with a properly installed spark arrester pursuant to 43 CFR 8343.1 (c).
For more information about BLM Colorado Fire restrictions click here.
For general information about fire restrictions on all lands in Colorado, click here.
